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Discoverers and delvers of ruins and civilizations long past, the Archaeologist investigate the histories of the ancient. Their expeditions lead to unearthing secrets of ages long ago.
Expert Communication
Imagination Mind Order
Aspect - Wit | Elude and Nature
Gain +1 + TT/2 on Communicate rolls.
Boost: Gain +1 + TT on Research rolls to decipher written text.
Historian
Mind Order Time
Aspect - Wit | Elude and Nature
Gain +1 + TT/2 on History Knowledge rolls.
Boost: Gain +1d12 on defenses against Time effects.
Occultist
Arcanist Despair Umbral
Aspect - Wit | Elude and Nature
Gain +2 + TT on Knowledge rolls about Curses.
Boost: Reduce your DL to Manifest Curses by 1 + TT/3 and gain 1 + TT/3 on defenses against magical diseases.
Remove Curse
Arcanist Decay Hope
Spell - Suppression | Elude and Nature
Attack target Curse to remove it.
Range Target 0   Defense Dispel Defense
Boost: Gain +1 + TT on your attack roll.
Spelunker
Mobile Shadow Space
Aspect - Wit | Elude and Nature
Gain +1 + TT/3 on Elude Knowledge rolls.
Boost: While Focused, treat subjects you are not Focused on as 1 Magnitude lower.
Undead Swarm
Arcanist Necrotic Spiritual
Spell - Infusion | Elude and Nature
Corpses of target swarm becomes a Zombie.
Range Target 0   Duration 3 + TT rounds
Boost: Unarmed Strikes the swarm use gain Necrotic and +1 + TT/3 damage.
Advanced Abilities
Those that practice and excel in the Archaeologist style gain access to these more unique abilities.
Archaeologist Mastery
Arcanist Necrotic Spiritual
Trick - Transference | Elude and Nature
Requirements: Elude Proficiency 21, Nature Proficiency 21
1 Resolve: Target corpse or skeleton becomes a Ghost. It acts as if Bonded to you and has Tier 0 in all Skills.
Range Target 0   Duration 3 + TT rounds   Defense Nature
Boost: 1 Energy: It has all memories from its life.
Create Undead
Arcanist Necrotic Spiritual
Spell - Infusion | Elude and Nature
Requirements: Elude Proficiency 9, Nature Proficiency 9
Target corpse becomes a Zombie or set of bones becomes a Skeleton. It has no non-Root abilities, Tier 1 in each Might and Finesse skill, and Tier 0 in all others.
Range Target 3 + TT   Duration 1 + TT hours   Defense Nature
Boost: Soulshards 5,000: Roll 1 + TT/4 d12 to have the soul that last occupied the body return to the body, allowing them to retain their memories and Skill Tiers from it and not be Mindless, if it is not currently in a body, DL 9.
Otherworld Ward
Guardian Space Umbral
Spell - Suppression | Elude and Endure
Requirements: Elude Proficiency 15, Nature Proficiency 15
Teleportation and Warp effects in to or out of the Area fail.
Range Burst 3 + TT   Duration 12 + TT x 12 minutes
Boost: Also affect Scry effects.
Prepared Defenses
Order Scout Time
Aspect - Wit | Elude and Nature
Requirements: Elude Proficiency 9, Nature Proficiency 9
Gain +1 + TT/2 on defenses against Rituals.
Boost: Gain +1 + TT/3 on defenses against Illusions and traps.
Scry Curse
Arcanist Senses Umbral
Spell - Transference | Elude and Nature
Requirements: Elude Proficiency 15, Nature Proficiency 15
Scry on a Curse. See as if standing where the caster was when the Curse was Manifested.
Duration 1 + TT/2 rounds   Defense Dispel Defense
Boost: 2 Energy: Gain +1 + ET/3 on your attack roll.
Trapstep
Body Imagination Shadow
Aspect - Finesse | Elude and Nature
Requirements: Elude Proficiency 9, Nature Proficiency 9
Traps cannot Ambush you.
Boost: Gain Tier 1 + TT/3 Concealment against traps.
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